Washington Supreme Court· 11/30/2006

State v. Allen

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159 Wash. 2d 1
147 P.3d 581

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holding that to prove aggravating factor of robbery in aggravated first degree murder prosecution, State must prove defendant “used force or fear to take” a cashbox from his mother “or to prevent his mother from resisting the taking”
finding considerable circumstantial evidence that murder defendant used force, at least in part, to obtain stolen cashbox
finding considerable circumstantial evidence that murder defendant used force, at least in part, to obtain stolen cashbox
“a physical struggle over ‘an appreciable period of time’ prior to strangulation is sufficient evidence of premeditation”
“Sufficient evidence of premeditation may also be found . . . where the victim was struck from behind.”
when testimony is improper because it violates a pretrial order excluding certain evidence, the question is whether the improper testimony, when viewed in the context of all the evidence, deprived the defendant of a fair trial

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Judges: Chambers, Alexander

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